The Portland daily press., 1887-07-27
PERSONAL.

Col Charles z. Merrill is sick with acute
Indigestion.
Adjutant General S. j. Gallagher has gone
to Washington.
Deputy Marshal Black has returned from
his vacation. 1t did him good and he is look
ing well.
al was Eva G. Custis not Eva G. Curtis,
a member of the Practice Glass elected a
teacher Monday night
Mr. Howard Owen is taking vacation at
Osean Point. During his absence DR..
Twitchell of Readfeld, fills the editors chair
at the Maine Farmer Office
George j. Wight, superintendent of
agencies of the Union Mutual, has resigned
to accept like position with the Massachu
sets Life.
The Boston Journal says "There win be
very general regret expressed at the report
that Sergeant o. b. Cole of the Signal Ser
vice is to be removed from his station In
Boston to that of Portland.
Among the Maine people devoting them
selves to art abroad are Mrs. Eta NJ, Full
lonton. formerly of Lewiston. Mrs. Fulton
ton is studying art at the French capital and
is an enthusiastic worker in her chosen field.
Alonzo Hight of Saco, has been appointed
inspector at the Custom House, vice Luther
Bradford. removed and George G. Sawyer of
Knightville, in place of Albert Fogg of
Bridgton, removed.
Mr.. Loren Herbert King of this city, died
of typhoid fever yesterday. Mr.. King was
educated in the public schools studied me-
chanical engineering, had been engineer of
the United States steamer Isis, and of the
Valera, and of the Ellen at the time of his
death. He was twenty-three years old and
much beloved by all who knew him.
Mrs. G. ii. Boothby of this city, accom-
panied by her little son and her cousin, Mrs.
DIR. Anderson of Saccarappa, started yester-
day by private carriage for drive through
the country to Liyermore Falls, where they
will visit the parents of Mr.. and Mrs. Booth
by, also relatives and friends in Auburn and
Lewiston on their way. They will be alb
sent about three weeks.
A committee from the Postoffice Depart
ment, consisting of Judge w. E. Ryan and
Gen. NJ. L. Harrison of Washington; j. T.
Metcalf, Chicago; and Z. w. Alexander,
Philadelphia; with r. Stoddard, stenograph-
err; is inspecting the first-class postoffices,
and inspected the Portland office Monday
They ordered count made for ten days of
all mail matter received and despatched with
its weight, number and amount of postage
and will rate the Office accordingly.
Captain j. Frank Bartlett, one of the best
known seamen in the East Indian and Cali
fornia trade, died in Brooklyn a few days
ago, at the residence of his only son, Thomas
NJ. Bartlett, vice president of the New York
Maritime Exchange. Captain Bartlett was
81 years of age, a native of Orrington, Me-,
and during his IS years of sea service had
commanded some half dozen vessels, the
last of which, the ships William H. Smith
and Aunie FL. Smith, were built for him.
Slow paralysis of the lower limbs forced him
to give up his calling two years age,
The Bangor Wing says that Miss May
Frances Stetson, daughter of Hon. J. B.
Hall of Presque Isle, who has been spending
her vacation with her parents, returned to
Boston Monday to prepare for the coming
dramatic season. She has an engagement,
commencing in September, with Miss Mara
Banks, who will visit Maine@in the early
autumn and present. the new play, Joan of
Arc" Miss Stetson is assigned promi nent
role in the play.
Charles p. Purington, a former Harpswell
boy, now resident Of Oakland, Cal, who
recently visited his old home at Cundy's
Harbor, after an absence of twenty-one
years, has received an appointment in
Queensland, Australia. He goes to Queens
land to take charge of the Rothschild's min
ing interest, and will have the general super
vision of all the mines Of the Rothschild's
Mining Company, in Queensland. This is
the most extensive mining company in the
world. For the last two years Mr.. Purington
has been experimenting the Vulture mine
in Vulturo, Arizona.
George III. Patch, Past Commander of the
Department of Massachusetts, G. A. R., and
a member of the editorial staff of the Boston
Globe, died yesterday morning at South
birmingham. Mr. Patch was one of the
best known and most popular Grand Army
men in the State. Indeed, it may be said.
that he was Familiarity known to more veters
ans in Massachusetts, than any man in the
State. He was forcible speaker and an in
defatigable worker in the Grand Army and
exerted a powerful influence He was a
trustee of the Soldiers Home at Chelsea at
the time of his death.